Controversy Over Pro-Palestine Student Rallies Calling for Ceasefire
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Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi posed with a student at a pro-Palestine rally holding a "keep the world clean from Jews" poster. She later deleted the photo but it sparked backlash.
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Students skipped school on Friday for pro-Palestine rallies in Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne, and Byron Bay. Some posters called for a ceasefire, while one had a Nazi swastika.
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A man waving an Israeli flag was arrested at the Sydney rally "to prevent a breach of the peace." He struggled with police before being led away.
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In Melbourne, a 16-year-old student said she supports Hamas, believes Israel "shouldn't exist," and said school isn't important when "matters like this really matter."
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Politicians urged students not to skip school for protests. Education Minister Jason Clare said the best way to change the world is "go to school."